Chapter 112 Old Matters Revisited
When the queen heard this, her expression changed slightly, but she still maintained a dignified demeanor and spoke softly.
"I obey your order. I will definitely reflect on my mistakes. Your Majesty, please take care of your health and don't worry too much about the affairs of the harem."
Concubine Yao raised a barely perceptible smile, but still pretended to be concerned and spoke softly.
"I will do my best to help the emperor."
Emperor Xuanyuan looked at Consort Cui.
"Consort Cui is virtuous and virtuous. Effective immediately, she will be promoted to Consort Shu."
He looked at Concubine Yao.
"Since the Imperial Concubine is now acting as the Empress and managing the six palaces, please take good care of Concubine Cui."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Yao bowed hurriedly and spoke.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will never neglect Sister Shufei. I have always been on good terms with Sister Shufei, and I will definitely treat her as my own sister from now on. I will never let her suffer any injustice in the harem again."
Emperor Xuanyuan nodded slightly upon hearing this.
"Shufei, you should have a good rest first. I will come to see you tomorrow."
Seeing this, the Queen and Concubine Yao bowed again.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully bid you farewell."
Wait until the emperor disappears.
Only then did Concubine Yao turn around and look at the Queen.
"Your Majesty, I don't know what disease the Crown Prince has that has occupied all the doctors in the palace. If it is an incurable disease, why don't you tell me so that I can ask the Yao family to help find a famous doctor."
Looking at Concubine Yao's smug look, the Queen clenched her palms tightly.
"Please don't bother Noble Concubine Yao with worrying about the Crown Prince's affairs. I have a few words to say to Concubine Shu, so Noble Concubine Yao, please go back first."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Yao spoke.
"What kind of words are you talking about? The Empress is trying to avoid me. Your Majesty, I just told you to take good care of Concubine Shu. She's in a fragile state right now. You're already upset because of the Crown Prince's illness, and now you've lost your power as Empress. If you're taking this out on Concubine Shu..."
The Queen instantly looked at Concubine Yao with sharp eyes.
"Noble Consort Yao, I am still the Empress. Even if you have the power to manage the six palaces, I will not tolerate your insolence in front of me. Please step aside. I am not here to discuss this with you."
Concubine Yao gritted her teeth when she heard this, but could only look at the queen helplessly.
"Yes, I will withdraw."
"I hope the Empress will comfort Concubine Shu more. If she gets mad and something bad happens to her, neither you nor I will be able to explain to the Emperor."
Wait until Concubine Yao left the room.
Concubine Shu looked at the Queen and spoke.
"Why? Your Majesty, do you want to blame me now?"
"I have lost a child, and Your Majesty has only temporarily lost her power. Are you unwilling to accept this?"
At this time, the imperial physician brought in the medicine.
The queen sighed helplessly.
"I'm here."
He took the medicine bowl and sat down beside Concubine Shu's bed.
"Shufei, drink the medicine first. You don't have to be angry with me. Take care of yourself first. I have a prescription for easy pregnancy, which I will send to you, as well as some tonics. Time cannot be turned back when it comes to children, so I can only do my best to make amends."
Shufei looked at the spoon that was handed to her mouth, raised her hand and knocked over the medicine bowl with a slap, and the medicine splashed on the queen's robe. Fortunately, the medicine was cold, otherwise it would have burned her.
Seeing this, Nanny Fang scolded loudly.
"presumptuous………"
The Queen raised her hand to signal him to be silent.
"Okay."
"Shu Fei is in an unstable mood right now, but I won't bother with it."
"Doctor, bring me another bowl of medicine."
Concubine Shu looked at the queen with anger.
"Don't think I'll forgive you just like that. Queen, I'm telling you, as long as I live, I'll definitely seek justice for my child."
The Queen looked at the furious Concubine Shu and spoke slowly.
"Shufei, you've suffered such a huge loss, are you really still unaware of this?"
The concubine became even angrier after hearing this.
"What does your Majesty mean? You killed my child, and now you want to insult me?"
The queen pressed her aching head and spoke helplessly.
"Don't you suspect something's fishy about this?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu spoke in a cold voice.
"What? Is the Queen trying to shift the blame onto someone else? As the mother of a nation, don't you even know how to act and take responsibility?"
The Queen sighed.
"Shufei, don't you think this is too much of a coincidence?"
"It just so happened that the Crown Prince was ill and needed a physician, and the physician was summoned by me to Fengyi Palace, and that's when something happened to you!"
"You lost a child, and I lost the right to manage the six palaces. Don't you want to think about who is the beneficiary?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu was speechless for a moment. The angry expression on her face gradually froze, replaced by confusion and doubt.
The queen's words were like a bolt of lightning, cutting through the chaos in her heart and making her start to re-examine the whole matter.
Indeed, from the prince's sudden serious illness, to all the imperial doctors being summoned to Fengyi Palace, to her own miscarriage with no one to turn to for help, this series of events happened too coincidentally, as if an invisible hand was manipulating everything behind the scenes.
"You mean..." Concubine Shu's voice trembled, a glimmer of understanding flashed in her eyes, but she didn't dare to believe her own guess, "Is it Concubine Yao?"
The queen nodded slightly, her eyes complicated.
"Although I don't want to assume the worst of others, within this harem, interests are intertwined and complex, and anyone is likely to do anything to achieve their own goals. Imperial Concubine Yao has always coveted power in the harem, and she is undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary of today's events."
Shufei's clenched fists trembled slightly, and the hatred and anger in her heart intertwined into an impenetrable net, almost suffocating her.
"How dare she! How dare she harm my child!"
"I have always been on good terms with her."
Tears rolled down her cheeks again, this time not just out of the pain of losing her child, but more out of shock and despair at the dark side of human nature.
The queen gently stroked Concubine Shu's back, trying to give her some comfort.
"I know this truth is hard to accept. But things have come to this point, and neither crying nor getting angry will solve the problem. What we need to do is to pull ourselves together, find the evidence, and expose the truth. We cannot let your child die in vain."
Then he looked at Bing'er.
"Bing'er, you were chosen by the Cui family to accompany Concubine Shu to the palace. I believe you are quite capable. I hope you can think carefully about your master's loss of her child today. Your master is now grief-stricken and exhausted because of the child. As her personal maid, you should make good plans for her."
Bing'er looked at the queen after hearing this.
"Your Majesty is right. Thank you for your advice. I will definitely investigate the truth of this matter."
Looking at Bing'er's flickering eyes, the queen knew that this maid was really not simple, and she did not completely believe what she said.
"Think about the day your mistress was found to be pregnant. Madam Xiao came to the palace just fine, but because of your mistress she fell into the water. Concubine Shu said she didn't push Madam Xiao, but Madam Xiao said someone did push her. The only person present at the time was Cuizhu, who was beside Concubine Yao. Haven't you figured out the truth?"
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